# Uber funding: rounds and investors

> Uber has raised $11B across 16 rounds since 2009. Investors include Benchmark, Sequoia Capital and Google Ventures. Every round with its source.

Source: https://millionrounds.com/company/uber (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article)

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# Who invested in *Uber*

16 rounds we have observed, with the 56 investors named in them. Every figure came from a named source, and where the company reported a raise to the SEC itself, that is shown beside it.

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Funding summary Updated 26 Oct 2026

**$11B** raised across 16 rounds since 2009, from 16 sources

**$200K** Seed **$1.3M** Seed **$11M** Series A **$37M** Series B **$258M** Series C **$1.2B** Series D **$1.2B** Series E **$600M** Series E **$1.6B** Debt **$1.0B** Series E **$1.0B** Series F **$100M** Growth **$1.2B** Growth **$1.1B** Debt **$1.3B** Round **$500M** Round

- **Latest round:** Round, $500M Aug 2018
- **Biggest round:** $1.6B Debt · Jan 2015
- **Investors:** 56 (1 led)

See who backed them

## The funding story

Each circle is a round, placed by date and sized by amount. The line above is the running total.

2009 2011 2013 2015 2017

**$200K** Seed

**$1.3M** Seed

**$11M** Series A

**$37M** Series B

**$258M** Series C

**$1.2B** Series D

**$1.2B** Series E

**$1.0B** Series F

**$1.1B** Debt

**$1.3B** Round

**$500M** Round

- **First round:** Seed, $200K
- **Biggest round:** $1.6B
- **Usual gap between rounds:** 9 months

[**Uber** Transportation 1 / 25 Their pitch deck **Uber's pitch deck, 25 slides** Each slide read for what it argues, against the decks that raised at the same stage.](https://millionrounds.com/decks/uber)

## The rounds

- **Aug 2018** Round **$500M** *1 new* [Toyota](https://millionrounds.com/fund/toyota) Reported by Cnbc
- **Dec 2017** Round **$1.3B** *1 new* [SoftBank BB Corp](https://millionrounds.com/fund/softbank) Reported by TechCrunch
- **Jul 2016** Debt **$1.1B** *1 new* [Morgan Stanley Investment Management](https://millionrounds.com/fund/morgan-stanley-investment-management) Lead Reported by Latimes
- **Sept 2015** Growth **$1.2B** *1 returning* [Baidu](https://millionrounds.com/fund/baidu) From a historical funding record SEC filing: $1.7B sold, first sale Jan 2015
- **Aug 2015** Growth **$100M** *1 new* Tata Opportunities Fund From a historical funding record SEC filing: $1.7B sold, first sale Jan 2015
- **Jul 2015** Series F **$1.0B** *3 new* [Microsoft](https://millionrounds.com/fund/microsoft) [Microsoft Corporation - Strategic Investments](https://millionrounds.com/fund/microsoft-corporation-strategic-investments) [Bennett Coleman and Co Ltd](https://millionrounds.com/fund/bennett-coleman-and-co-ltd-2) From a historical funding record SEC filing: $1.7B sold, first sale Jan 2015
- **Feb 2015** Series E **$1.0B** *4 new* [Foundation Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/foundation-capital) [Times Internet](https://millionrounds.com/fund/times-internet) [AITV (Accelerate IT Ventures)](https://millionrounds.com/fund/aitv-accelerate-it-ventures) [HDS Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/hds-capital) From a historical funding record SEC filing: $1.7B sold, first sale Jan 2015
- **Jan 2015** Debt **$1.6B** *1 returning* [Goldman Sachs](https://millionrounds.com/fund/goldman-sachs) From a historical funding record SEC filing: $1.2B sold, first sale Jun 2014
- **Dec 2014** Series E **$600M** *1 new* [Baidu](https://millionrounds.com/fund/baidu) From a historical funding record SEC filing: $1.2B sold, first sale Jun 2014
- **Dec 2014** Series E **$1.2B** *4 new* *1 returning* [New Enterprise Associates](https://millionrounds.com/fund/new-enterprise-associates) [Sherpa Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sherpa-capital) [Qatar Ban](https://millionrounds.com/fund/qatar-ban) [Valiant Capital Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/valiant-capital-partners) [Lone Pine Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/lone-pine-capital) From a historical funding record SEC filing: $1.2B sold, first sale Jun 2014
- **Jun 2014** Series D **$1.2B** *6 new* *2 returning* [Google Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/gv) [Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers](https://millionrounds.com/fund/kleiner-perkins-caufield-and-byers) [Menlo Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/menlo-ventures) [Fidelity](https://millionrounds.com/fund/fidelity) [Summit Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/summit-partners) [Wellington Management](https://millionrounds.com/fund/wellington-management) [BlackRock](https://millionrounds.com/fund/blackrock) [Sherpa Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sherpa-capital) From a historical funding record SEC filing: $994K sold, first sale Feb 2014
- **Aug 2013** Series C **$258M** *3 new* *1 returning* [Google Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/gv) [Benchmark](https://millionrounds.com/fund/benchmark) [Alven](https://millionrounds.com/fund/alven) [TPG Sourcing Advisors, LLC](https://millionrounds.com/fund/tpg-sourcing-advisors-llc) Reported by techcrunch.com SEC filing: $258M sold, first sale Aug 2013
- **Dec 2011** Series B **$37M** *11 new* *1 returning* [Goldman Sachs](https://millionrounds.com/fund/goldman-sachs) [Menlo Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/menlo-ventures) [Benchmark](https://millionrounds.com/fund/benchmark) [DCVC](https://millionrounds.com/fund/data-collective) [CrunchFund](https://millionrounds.com/fund/crunchfund-3) [Cota Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/cota-capital) [Signatures Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/signatures-capital) [Jeff Bezos](https://millionrounds.com/fund/jeff-bezos) [Nihal Mehta](https://millionrounds.com/fund/nihal-mehta) [Atom Factory](https://millionrounds.com/fund/atom-factory) [Summit Action](https://millionrounds.com/fund/summit-action) [Tusk Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/tusk-ventures) Reported by techcrunch.com SEC filing: $37M sold, first sale Nov 2011
- **Feb 2011** Series A **$11M** *2 new* *5 returning* [Sequoia Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sequoia-capital) [First Round Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/first-round-capital) [Benchmark](https://millionrounds.com/fund/benchmark) [Founder Collective](https://millionrounds.com/fund/founder-collective) [Innovation Endeavors](https://millionrounds.com/fund/innovation-endeavors) [Scott Banister](https://millionrounds.com/fund/scott-banister) [Lowercase Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/lowercase-capital) Reported by techcrunch.com
- **Oct 2010** Seed **$1.3M** *16 new* [Sequoia Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sequoia-capital) [First Round Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/first-round-capital) [Founder Collective](https://millionrounds.com/fund/founder-collective) [Long Journey Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/long-journey-ventures) [Naval Ravikant](https://millionrounds.com/fund/naval-ravikant) [David Cohen](https://millionrounds.com/fund/david-cohen) [Scott Banister](https://millionrounds.com/fund/scott-banister) [Lowercase Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/lowercase-capital) [Structure Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/structure-capital) [Jason Calacanis](https://millionrounds.com/fund/jason-calacanis) [Mitch Kapor](https://millionrounds.com/fund/mitch-kapor) [Josh Spear](https://millionrounds.com/fund/josh-spear) [Shawn Fanning](https://millionrounds.com/fund/shawn-fanning) [Jason Port](https://millionrounds.com/fund/jason-port) [Babak Nivi](https://millionrounds.com/fund/babak-nivi) [Oren Michels](https://millionrounds.com/fund/oren-michels) Reported by venturebeat.com
- **Aug 2009** Seed **$200K** *2 new* [Garrett Camp](https://millionrounds.com/fund/garrett-camp) [Travis Kalanick](https://millionrounds.com/fund/travis-kalanick) From a historical funding record

## Who was in which round

The busiest backers across the latest rounds. A filled square is a round they joined; a dark one, a round they led.

**Debt** 2015 **Series E** 2015 **Series F** 2015 **Growth** 2015 **Growth** 2015 **Debt** 2016 **Round** 2017 **Round** 2018 [Benchmark](https://millionrounds.com/fund/benchmark) [Sequoia Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sequoia-capital) [Google Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/gv) [First Round Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/first-round-capital) [Goldman Sachs](https://millionrounds.com/fund/goldman-sachs) [Menlo Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/menlo-ventures) [Founder Collective](https://millionrounds.com/fund/founder-collective) [Scott Banister](https://millionrounds.com/fund/scott-banister) [Lowercase Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/lowercase-capital) [Sherpa Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sherpa-capital)

## Everyone who backed them

[Benchmark](https://millionrounds.com/fund/benchmark) VC firm **3** rounds

[Sequoia Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sequoia-capital) VC firm **2** rounds

[Google Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/gv) Corporate VC **2** rounds

[First Round Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/first-round-capital) VC firm **2** rounds

[Goldman Sachs](https://millionrounds.com/fund/goldman-sachs) Private equity **2** rounds

[Menlo Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/menlo-ventures) VC firm **2** rounds

[Founder Collective](https://millionrounds.com/fund/founder-collective) VC firm **2** rounds

[Scott Banister](https://millionrounds.com/fund/scott-banister) Angel **2** rounds

[Lowercase Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/lowercase-capital) VC firm **2** rounds

[Sherpa Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sherpa-capital) VC firm **2** rounds

[Baidu](https://millionrounds.com/fund/baidu) Investment firm **2** rounds

[Morgan Stanley Investment Management](https://millionrounds.com/fund/morgan-stanley-investment-management) Private equity **1** round, led 1

[New Enterprise Associates](https://millionrounds.com/fund/new-enterprise-associates) VC firm **1** round

[Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers](https://millionrounds.com/fund/kleiner-perkins-caufield-and-byers) VC firm **1** round

[Foundation Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/foundation-capital) VC firm **1** round

[DCVC](https://millionrounds.com/fund/data-collective) VC firm **1** round

[Fidelity](https://millionrounds.com/fund/fidelity) VC firm **1** round

[Summit Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/summit-partners) Private equity **1** round

[Wellington Management](https://millionrounds.com/fund/wellington-management) VC firm **1** round

[BlackRock](https://millionrounds.com/fund/blackrock) Asset manager **1** round

[CrunchFund](https://millionrounds.com/fund/crunchfund-3) VC firm **1** round

[Cota Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/cota-capital) VC firm **1** round

[Alven](https://millionrounds.com/fund/alven) VC firm **1** round

[Innovation Endeavors](https://millionrounds.com/fund/innovation-endeavors) VC firm **1** round

[SoftBank BB Corp](https://millionrounds.com/fund/softbank) Company **1** round

[Long Journey Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/long-journey-ventures) VC firm **1** round

[Naval Ravikant](https://millionrounds.com/fund/naval-ravikant) VC firm **1** round

[David Cohen](https://millionrounds.com/fund/david-cohen) Angel **1** round

[Microsoft](https://millionrounds.com/fund/microsoft) Corporate VC **1** round

[Signatures Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/signatures-capital) VC firm **1** round

[Structure Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/structure-capital) VC firm **1** round

[Jason Calacanis](https://millionrounds.com/fund/jason-calacanis) VC firm **1** round

[Mitch Kapor](https://millionrounds.com/fund/mitch-kapor) Angel **1** round

[Jeff Bezos](https://millionrounds.com/fund/jeff-bezos) Angel **1** round

[Qatar Ban](https://millionrounds.com/fund/qatar-ban) Growth equity **1** round

[TPG Sourcing Advisors, LLC](https://millionrounds.com/fund/tpg-sourcing-advisors-llc) Growth equity **1** round

[Nihal Mehta](https://millionrounds.com/fund/nihal-mehta) VC firm **1** round

[Times Internet](https://millionrounds.com/fund/times-internet) Corporate VC **1** round

[Atom Factory](https://millionrounds.com/fund/atom-factory) VC firm **1** round

[AITV (Accelerate IT Ventures)](https://millionrounds.com/fund/aitv-accelerate-it-ventures) Accelerator **1** round

[Valiant Capital Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/valiant-capital-partners) VC firm **1** round

[HDS Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/hds-capital) VC firm **1** round

[Garrett Camp](https://millionrounds.com/fund/garrett-camp) Venture studio **1** round

[Travis Kalanick](https://millionrounds.com/fund/travis-kalanick) Angel **1** round

[Lone Pine Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/lone-pine-capital) Private equity **1** round

[Josh Spear](https://millionrounds.com/fund/josh-spear) Angel **1** round

[Shawn Fanning](https://millionrounds.com/fund/shawn-fanning) VC firm **1** round

[Summit Action](https://millionrounds.com/fund/summit-action) VC firm **1** round

[Toyota](https://millionrounds.com/fund/toyota) Corporate VC **1** round

[Jason Port](https://millionrounds.com/fund/jason-port) VC firm **1** round

[Tusk Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/tusk-ventures) Corporate VC **1** round

[Microsoft Corporation - Strategic Investments](https://millionrounds.com/fund/microsoft-corporation-strategic-investments) Growth equity **1** round

[Babak Nivi](https://millionrounds.com/fund/babak-nivi) VC firm **1** round

[Bennett Coleman and Co Ltd](https://millionrounds.com/fund/bennett-coleman-and-co-ltd-2) VC firm **1** round

[Oren Michels](https://millionrounds.com/fund/oren-michels) Angel **1** round

Tata Opportunities Fund no record of our own yet **1** round

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## Quick answers about Uber

### Who invested in Uber?

Uber's investors include Benchmark, Sequoia Capital, Google Ventures, First Round Capital and Goldman Sachs, and 51 more on record.

### How much has Uber raised?

Uber has raised $11B across 16 rounds since 2009.

### When did Uber last raise?

Uber's most recent round was an Undisclosed round of $500M in Aug 2018.

### What was Uber's biggest round?

Uber's largest round on record is $1.6B (Debt), in Jan 2015.

### Who backed Uber first?

Uber's first round on record, in Aug 2009, was backed by Garrett Camp and Travis Kalanick.

### What stage is Uber at?

Uber's latest named round is an Undisclosed round, in Aug 2018.

### Where is Uber based?

Uber is based in the United States.

### Who led Uber's rounds?

Morgan Stanley Investment Management led the Debt in 2016.

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## Books about them

- Super Pumped: The Battle for Uber Mike Isaac · 2019 4.14 from 14,395 ratings on Goodreads About the book New York Times and Wall Street Journal Bestseller A New York Times technology correspondent presents the dramatic story of Uber, the Silicon Valley startup at the center of one of the great venture capital power struggles of our time. In June 2017, Travis Kalanick, the… On AmazonListen on Audible
- The Upstarts: How Uber, Airbnb, and the Killer Companies of the New Silicon Valley Are Changing the World Brad Stone · 2017 4.04 from 7,512 ratings on Goodreads About the book Ten years ago, the idea of getting into a stranger’s car, or walking into a stranger’s home, would have seemed bizarre and dangerous, but today it’s as common as ordering a book online. Uber and Airbnb are household names: redefining neighbourhoods, challenging the way… On AmazonListen on Audible
- Wild Ride: Inside Uber's Quest for World Domination Adam Lashinsky · 2017 3.67 from 968 ratings on Goodreads About the book In your pocket is something amazing: a quick and easy way to summon a total stranger who will take you anywhere you'd like. In your hands is something equally amazing: the untold story of Uber's meteoric rise, and the massive ambitions of its larger-than-life founder and… On AmazonListen on Audible
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